Different decay modes for doubly excited Li-like ions (ls21n'l') produced in slow (E,,,,, c 5 keV/amu) collisions of multiply charged ions with two-electron targets (He,H,) are discussed. Using the typical differences in the decay of quartet and doublet states we can prove that the spin of the captured electrons is not changed in the collision. It is shown, that the quartet states 1~2~3s. ls2s3d actually do not autoionise (i.e. the fluorescence yield exceeds 0.95) and there is strong experimental evidence that this should hold as well as for the maIority of the other ls2ln'/'-quartet states with n' > 2. The radiative quartet decay feeds 1~2~21' quartet states; cascades leading to 1~2~21' doublet states are discussed as well.